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1110234

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 23:16:49
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 23:43:45 12/04/2019 16:13:04
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	identifier	242081
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/04/2019 15:40:24
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the net fiscal effect on the public purse of the Government’s decision to increase the number of Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visas from 1,000 to 2,000.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 242081
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	242081
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the net fiscal impact of increasing the number of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas available. In 2018, the number of Exceptional Talent Visas granted was within the previous quota.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in quota ensures that we have sufficient headroom in the Exceptional Talent route to continue to attract highly skilled people from across the globe; and is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the UK remains a world-leader in the digital technology, science, arts and the creative sectors.</p>
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1110174

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 23:00:28
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 23:05:51 12/04/2019 09:27:02
	hansard heading	Football: Racial Discrimination
	house id	1
	identifier	242177
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/04/2019 08:56:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking with county football associations to tackle racism in grassroots football.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 242177
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	242177
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to my statement to the House on 11<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1110124

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:15
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:11 23/04/2019 16:13:02
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15092
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:41:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many former Afghan interpreters to the UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15092
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15092
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As of 12 April 2019, 438 former Afghan Locally Employed Staff have been relocated to the UK. This figure includes former FCO and DFID staff and a small number who, although not interpreters, were deemed to have served outside the wire on the front line for 12 consecutive months and were made redundant, and were therefore eligible for relocation.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1110125

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:17
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:13 23/04/2019 16:13:09
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15093
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:41:02
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many family members of former Afghan interpreters to the UK Armed Forces in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15093
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15093
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As of 12 April 2019, 845 family members of former Locally Employed Staff (LES) have been relocated to the UK. This figure includes the family members of former FCO and DFID LES and the family members of a small number who, although not interpreters, were deemed to have served outside the wire on the front line for 12 consecutive months and were made redundant and were therefore eligible for relocation.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1110126

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:18
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:15 23/04/2019 16:18:03
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15094
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:46:58
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) Afghan interpreters, and (2) members of their immediate family are currently awaiting (a) a decision on their relocation to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme, and (b) implementation of the decision that they may relocate to the UK under that scheme.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15094
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15094
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Department is currently examining the cases of seven former Locally Employed Staff (LES) to establish their eligibility under the Ex-Gratia Scheme, all of which are expected to be resolved by the end of April.</p><p>If the former LES member is found to be eligible then the relocation process can begin immediately. As no decision has been reached, no family details have been obtained and I am therefore unable to give numbers of family members.</p><p>There are five former LES and twenty-eight family members waiting to relocate to the UK. Three are scheduled to be relocated within the next three months and two have requested that their relocation be temporarily suspended for personal reasons.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1110127

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:19
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:16 23/04/2019 16:12:02
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15095
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:40:40
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Afghan interpreters who have been relocated to the UK under the Locally Employed Staff Ex-Gratia Scheme are currently waiting for members of their family to be able to join them; for how long they have been waiting; and when they expect the family members to arrive in the UK.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Coussins
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15095
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15095
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under the original terms of the Ex-Gratia Scheme, Former Locally Employed Staff (LES) who were deemed eligible for relocation to the UK were required to bring their family members with them at the same time as they themselves were relocated. For a variety of reasons, not all of them did so. 138 former LES were relocated to the UK on their own, but it is not known how many of them may have left behind family members who were eligible for relocation related to the Ex-Gratia Scheme. To join them subsequently, those family members still in Afghanistan were required to meet applicable Home Office immigration rules independently of the Ex-Gratia Scheme.</p><p>The Home Office amended the immigration rules related to the Ex-Gratia Scheme earlier this year and those changes came into effect on 6 April 2019. As of 12 April 2019, the Department has received a single application, though it is estimated that the family members of 30 former LES will be eligible. Applications will be processed as quickly as possible. Ministry of Defence officials expect the majority of family members to arrive within six months of their application.</p>
	creator	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3829 label Biography information for Baroness Coussins

1110128

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:20
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:18 16/04/2019 14:28:25
	hansard heading	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15096
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/04/2019 13:49:32
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Sudanese Armed and Air Forces have increased their military presence in South Kordofan since January.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15096
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of reports of the Sudanese Armed Forces being redeployed outside of the Safe Demilitarised Buffer zone in the border area of Sudan and South Sudan since October 2018 and are monitoring the situation. We continue to press all sides involved in the longstanding conflict in the Nuba Mountains – both government and rebel groups – to engage positively to reach an agreement for a lasting peace. We raised this frequently with the Sudanese authorities and will continue to do so. Human rights and conflict resolution remain key priorities for our engagement in Sudan.</p>
	creator	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1110129

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:22
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:20 16/04/2019 14:17:41
	hansard heading	Sudan: Armed Conflict
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15097
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/04/2019 13:30:07
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces have been deployed to the Nuba Mountains; and what steps they have taken, if any, to ensure citizens of the Nuba Mountains are protected from violent conflict and human rights abuses.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Cox
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15097
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15097
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware of reports of the Sudanese Armed Forces being redeployed outside of the Safe Demilitarised Buffer zone in the border area of Sudan and South Sudan since October 2018 and are monitoring the situation. We continue to press all sides involved in the longstanding conflict in the Nuba Mountains – both government and rebel groups – to engage positively to reach an agreement for a lasting peace. We raised this frequently with the Sudanese authorities and will continue to do so. Human rights and conflict resolution remain key priorities for our engagement in Sudan.</p>
	creator	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3364 label Biography information for Baroness Cox

1110130

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:23
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:25 23/04/2019 16:14:06
	hansard heading	Service Complaints Ombudsman: Powers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15098
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:42:09
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to strengthen the powers of the Service Complaints Ombudsman and, in particular, to make the Ombudsman’s recommendations legally binding.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15098
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15098
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The powers of the Service Complaints Ombudsman were subject to extensive consideration during the passage of The Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Act 2015. We have no current plans to change those powers.</p><p>As I have stated in my previous answer to the noble Lady's Question HL5618 on 6 March 2018, recommendations made by the Ombudsman are not legally binding, but they do have considerable weight. The expectation is that the Services will follow recommendations made by the Ombudsman, unless there are good, cogent and defensible reasons not to do so.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1110132

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 21:19:25
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 21:29:29 23/04/2019 16:14:03
	hansard heading	Veterans: Complaints
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15100
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/04/2019 15:42:48
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to provide (1) support, and (2) funding, for veterans who find themselves subject to complaints relating to when they served in the armed forces.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15100
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15100
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Veterans facing criminal allegations relating to their service in Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan are provided with fully funded legal representation, for as long as it is necessary. In addition, the Ministry of Defence is committed to providing high quality welfare and pastoral support to all those veterans affected by historic investigations. Veterans can access this support through the Veterans Welfare Service, part of Veterans UK, on 0808 1914 2 18.</p>
	creator	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal